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Atlas for TGE? No, it's TGEA only.... read more 07/24/2008 (1:29 pm)
Dynamic_cast to ShapeBase Are you sure the object is derived from ShapeBase and not ShapeBaseData or another class? dynamic_ca... read more 07/24/2008 (12:55 pm)
Arteria3d launch Cave Pack, with free demo Do these have collision meshes or is polysoup required for collision?... read more 07/21/2008 (3:08 am)
Debug problem Choose a Release build instead of Debug from the menu inside the VC IDE.... read more 07/20/2008 (2:31 am)
How do I .add(%newgui) with a variable parent name? I don't fully understand your question, but are you looking for eval? [code] eval("container_" @... read more 07/18/2008 (10:16 pm)
Object/Datablock methods Why not use a script object? [code] new ScriptObject(InterfaceController); [/code]... read more 07/18/2008 (11:01 am)
Scheduling Recurring Event If your object is one that has a processTick, you can build your own recurring event using an intern... read more 07/17/2008 (2:53 pm)
Showtool SDK Is there a reason it's closed source? I would love to upgrade the model select with a modern directo... read more 07/17/2008 (1:23 pm)
Player::initPersistFields not exposed on client I'm a little confused, you say the values are fine on the client, but %clientObject.field is... read more 07/17/2008 (3:57 am)
Player::initPersistFields not exposed on client You need to pack your variables in packUpdate on the server, with a matching unpackUpdate for the cl... read more 07/17/2008 (3:13 am)
Canceled project I think you are not getting many comments because threads like these pop up pretty regularly. Unfort... read more 07/11/2008 (12:57 am)
Weird problem with dump and delete Change your function to: [code] function WSPermanentEffect::create() { %pef = new [b]ScriptObje... read more 07/10/2008 (7:01 pm)
Help Wanted For MMO "EPIC This thread should be good...... read more 07/07/2008 (9:40 pm)
Afx Lod......? I've seen this too. It looks like AFX (or possible particles in general) do not leave scope like reg... read more 07/05/2008 (11:17 pm)
Content Pack Poll I'll buy just about any good quality fantasy/medieval pack.... read more 07/02/2008 (4:49 pm)
How does a huge game like halo 3 or call of duty cost 15 million @Konstantin - We are currently hiring a TGE programmer, and can offer a decent salary. The contact f... read more 06/30/2008 (10:44 pm)
Bitstream Assistance please Have you tried increasing the packet rate? [code] $Pref::Net::PacketRateToClient = 32; //Rate co... read more 06/29/2008 (10:47 pm)
Crate monster ? He means create.... read more 06/29/2008 (2:18 am)
But seriously - why is my mission relighting - every time? Have you made any changed to the code? If anything dynamically edits an object in the MissionGroup b... read more 06/27/2008 (10:58 pm)
How does a huge game like halo 3 or call of duty cost 15 million Good summation but your salaries are way too low. A mid-level programmer is looking at 60k+ and seni... read more 06/27/2008 (7:28 pm)
How does a huge game like halo 3 or call of duty cost 15 million Open up your favorite game and click "credits". There is your answer.... read more 06/27/2008 (6:50 pm)
Alt-Tab Crash Anyone running the shader water enhancement seeing a crash when the window is restored? It looks lik... read more 06/26/2008 (4:12 pm)
Need people willing to learn NO PAY @Martin - You should take your own advice, "no one likes a know it all". Thus far, you have ignored ... read more 06/19/2008 (4:07 pm)
Pass a parameter in command? Try adding a semicolon to the command: [code] command = "someFunc(needsAParam);"; [/code]... read more 06/12/2008 (6:02 pm)
King of dragon need help making Martin, how you present yourself is more important than you think. The only means of gauging the ser... read more 06/10/2008 (7:55 pm)
King of dragon need help making ^^^^ This.... read more 06/10/2008 (7:30 pm)
Chat suddenly stops. This bug is still in 1.5.2, 5 years later. Any plans on fixing it?... read more 06/08/2008 (9:52 pm)
Ominous Shack Looks good. I would take a look at the textures on the board. It looks like it's being stretched hor... read more 06/08/2008 (8:58 pm)
A little weird, but she works.... The model wouldn't be too bad if you could smooth out the elbow and shoulder joints.... read more 06/05/2008 (4:28 pm)
Polysoup Overlapped objects collision failure Sounds like a pretty serious bug. I would like to see it resolved before I switch anything over to P... read more 05/24/2008 (8:36 am)
Cursor Position in guiMLTextEditCtrl I posted about this months ago without any response. The code is rather complex and will take some h... read more 05/23/2008 (7:56 am)
Make executable Chill Willie.. with an attitude like that, you will never see much help from the community.... read more 05/22/2008 (12:19 pm)
How can I change texture on a TSStatic Shape ? SetSkinName is a shapeBase function. If you want to use it, you will need to use StaticShape instead... read more 05/20/2008 (7:55 am)
Object direction in respect to another Try this code: [code] function GetAngle(%sourceObj,%targetObj) { return check2DAngletoTarget(... read more 05/17/2008 (6:28 pm)
Protecting .mis files There is no reason to want to encrypt your .mis files. If you are running dedicated servers, your... read more 05/17/2008 (9:11 am)
Bots... How do you have BankDlg, GuildDlg, PostDlg, etc defined? What does the code look like for "action"? ... read more 05/16/2008 (7:43 pm)
Protecting .mis files You do not need to distribute your .mis files to your players. .mis files are only loaded on the ... read more 05/16/2008 (7:30 pm)
Totally not about game development . . . I'm a big fan of Papa Bear: [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j2YDq6FkVE[/url] (nsfw)... read more 05/16/2008 (4:53 pm)
Need help with multiplayer The demo game that comes with Torque has all of that already in it. Just copy what you need.... read more 05/16/2008 (8:01 am)
Official TGE Documentation Feedback For a great example of what online documentation should look like, take a look at the PHP docs. For ... read more 05/15/2008 (8:05 am)
Quick bit of code assistance please When are you calling this function? Make sure the vehicle materials are actually loaded.... read more 05/12/2008 (10:31 pm)
Nothing, delete this account. You should try searching the site before posting. Searching for "flat terrain" brings up several ... read more 05/11/2008 (3:01 pm)
Mmorpg Question [shameless plug][url]http://www.crownsofpower.com/[/url][/shameless plug] That is an MMO made wit... read more 04/22/2008 (7:37 pm)
Kotaku loving on Rokkit Ball (Instantaction.com) Are you guys familiar with the custom TF2 maps like volleyball, football, soccer, etc? They are a bl... read more 04/18/2008 (7:29 pm)
Dynamic Vars added to engine, but not working. [quote]%targetObject.sightRange..but I got null... so i didn't know for sure what was correct.[/quot... read more 04/18/2008 (9:18 am)
Llmozlib Mac You will get a much better response from the forums at Mozilla.... read more 04/17/2008 (3:24 pm)
TGE Possible to have Pre-rendered Cinematics? Torque supports video playing using the Theora codec.... read more 04/16/2008 (8:10 pm)
NPC's for RPG's You do realize that this thread is 4 years old?... read more 04/16/2008 (1:42 pm)
WritePacketData readPacketData and latency This is a fascinating conversation and I am learning a lot. This kind of thing has always been a bit... read more 04/14/2008 (2:46 pm)
TGE - Dual Core Problem Try this: [b]Add this to winWindow.cc[/b] [code] ConsoleFunction( SetProcessAffinityMask, void,... read more 04/11/2008 (9:57 am)